Software… Windows 7 RC1 19 May 2009 So I finally downloaded and installed the release candidate of Windows 7 Ultimate. (Gizmodo has a bunch of resources on how to get it and make it work for you.)…
Software… Battle Royale–Part the Second 17 Apr 2009 When trying to discern the differences between the many computing system choices out there, it becomes clear very quickly that this is no easy task. For one thing, there are…
Gizmos… Battle Royale, Part the First 11 Apr 2009 I just wrapped up a response to the USPTO on a trademark registration I’m working on, and to celebrate, I thought I’d do a little thought experiment. I’ve noticed how…
Law… Apple Not A Monopoly (For Now) 18 Nov 2008 Hmmm... Well, I can't say I'm that surprised, but U.S. District Judge William Alsup has rejected Psystar's claim that Apple is a monopolist. (Psystar markets the OpenMac, which runs OSX…
Society… More Adventures in Linux 2 Nov 2008 After playing with 64-bit Fedora 9, I began to feel a little like the pop idols on Iron Chef, with the horrible dubbing: "Um, tee-hee, I don't think I'm hardcore…
Society… Is it 100% Perfect? 30 Oct 2008 No. But, after spending all day trying to get Fedora installed on my laptop, I'm happy to report that it's 95% awesome. And it's hella faster than running off a…
Software… Using Linux This Evening… 29 Oct 2008 Those who already use Linux are probably rolling their eyes this evening, but I think what I have done this evening is really quite impressive. I downloaded a Live distro…
Software… The Redmond Underdogs? 29 Oct 2008 Well, I guess it's happened. The conventional wisdom in the OS world appears to be that Apple has truly won the OS wars. Not from a distribution standpoint, of course,…
